Unspoken (ON HOLD)

S2 Chapter 7

 Aria walked back to Shigure's house with her friends by her side. Friends? The word had such an odd tone about it. Never in a million years would she thought she was deserving of something so meaningful as a friendship. It somehow made her heart skip in her chest a tiny bit.

So much so, she was beginning to forget about the altercation with her mother and brother. These three made it seem rather unimportant now. She just wanted to stay like this forever.

Although, the dream was short lived as Kyo started to poke at the painful memory she wanted to wipe away. "So, what happened back there? You said you'd only be a minute but you ended up taking forever, and coming back with that damn rat no less."

Yuki sighed at his side, not liking the tone. "There you go with your annoying jealousy again. It's not what you think."

The cat's shoulder raised, as if asking for a fight. "What did you say?"

But of course, Aria was there to quell his anger. "He didn't do anything Kyo. I just ran into something rather unpleasant."

Her tone seemed bitter, almost angry and Tohru seemed even more curious. "Unpleasant?"

Laughing slightly, Aria threw her hands up behind her hand in a sarcastic manner. "Yeah. You could say it was a sort of unexpected family reunion."

Just then, her eyes got darker, the air around them giving a slight chill. "It was my mother."

Everyone around her grew quiet, Yuki already knowing the truth but joining the rest. Tohru seemed the most shaken by her tone. "But, isn't that a good thing? You've wanted to meet her, right?"

Aria narrowed her eyes, thinking for a moment. She then turned to Tohru with a hint of crimson in the tips of her vision. Tohru couldn't help but feel like her eyes were burning through her soul, so angry, so hurt. "Why would I want to meet someone that calls me a demon child? I already have someone that does that. I don't need two."

Tohru stepped back at her sharp tone. She seemed different, more agitated than usual. Her eyes, they were kinda scary.

Realizing her mistake, Aria tried to backtrack. She didn't mean to hurt her friend. "Sorry, it's hard to talk about this stuff. I didn't mean to snap at you Tohru."

But the girl didn't seem bothered. "Of course. I'm sorry for digging so much. It's really my fault."

Aria couldn't help but smile at the girl. Usually someone would have ran away in fear but this girl was so easy to please. She wished more people were like that.

Kyo watched her mannerisms and leaned forward to grab her hand, noticing her tense at the action. "Are you really okay?"

Breathing out, Aria accepted his hand. "Okay is not the word I'd use but I'll get through it. It's easier now that I know I'm not alone."

She glanced at Yuki for a quick who just nodded. "Of course."

Aria smiled at his which brought that annoying hole to appear in Kyo's stomach. He was so ridiculous. Why was he worried about that damn rat all the time? The way she looked at him sometimes, he didn't like it.

So much so, he began pulling her along the path once again. "Well come on, it's going to take forever if we just stand here."

Aria watched as the cat pulled her along, seeing the backs of her friends just a little ways behind them. It felt so nice, having other to rely on.

Trying to match their strides she muttered something under her breath that was as clear as day to Kyo and Yuki. "Thank you."

They couldn't help but smile to themselves as they continued the route, laughing joyfully at each other or poking fun on the way. It was so nice.